undercoverbossk
Member
Hello,
My 12 yo son is now the proud owner of a beardie and we are trying to get the enclosure setup correct.
The beardie is about 6-7 inches long and we were told we should put him in a 10 gallon enclosure so that he could catch crickets more easily. But with this size I am finding setting up the lights and the hot/cold zones difficult. So I think we were misinformed on the size. We have a 40 gallon tank available, but will it will be too large?
Also I am finding information on the UVB lighting contradictory. Many say UVB CFB are harmful, but a stickied thread on this forum says that is old information. We have a CFB now from a Beardie kit but I want to upgrade (and return the kit) now that I know a little more. But are the CFBs bad or just not as good as the tube bulbs? Also fitting a tube hood on the 10 gallon enclosure covers the whole width and doesn't allow for the UVB free zone (except for a hide - which we were told is not needed - I don't believe that). I really want to resolve the lighting issue because in the first 2 days the beardie just sits in whatever spot his is placed without moving much. I think fixing the lighting will help.
My son was able to feed him 5 crickets today which is good and he had 2 BM the first day. He seems alert, just not as mobile as I would expect. Perhaps its just the "new home" stress.
Just want to get everything up and running and normal. Any help appreciated. Thanks.
My 12 yo son is now the proud owner of a beardie and we are trying to get the enclosure setup correct.
The beardie is about 6-7 inches long and we were told we should put him in a 10 gallon enclosure so that he could catch crickets more easily. But with this size I am finding setting up the lights and the hot/cold zones difficult. So I think we were misinformed on the size. We have a 40 gallon tank available, but will it will be too large?
Also I am finding information on the UVB lighting contradictory. Many say UVB CFB are harmful, but a stickied thread on this forum says that is old information. We have a CFB now from a Beardie kit but I want to upgrade (and return the kit) now that I know a little more. But are the CFBs bad or just not as good as the tube bulbs? Also fitting a tube hood on the 10 gallon enclosure covers the whole width and doesn't allow for the UVB free zone (except for a hide - which we were told is not needed - I don't believe that). I really want to resolve the lighting issue because in the first 2 days the beardie just sits in whatever spot his is placed without moving much. I think fixing the lighting will help.
My son was able to feed him 5 crickets today which is good and he had 2 BM the first day. He seems alert, just not as mobile as I would expect. Perhaps its just the "new home" stress.
Just want to get everything up and running and normal. Any help appreciated. Thanks.